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Pornhub Age Checks Under Investigation

A UK regulator is checking if Pornhub's new age verification system effectively stops children from seeing adult content.

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Shoppers and colorful fruit stalls at an indoor market.
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A small question. A new conversation.

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 Trees surround a green urban park.
Nature & city life

Can trees cool a city?

Explore how a little shade changes the places we live.

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